Team Montgomery: We made it a month!

My baby is four weeks old today! :( It is going too fast and she is changing so much. It may not look like it but she looks a lot different. Her head is bigger, she is longer, her hair is lighter, her eyes are lighter, she has developed more, she is almost ready for kindergarten. Ok so the last one is a bit exagerated but not by much. Thank you to all my friends for warning me about the ups and downs of motherhood. I appreciate you preparing me for the rough stuff! No one told me, however, how fast she was going to change. Seriously this week we went to bed and the next morning when I got up she looked so different!! It makes me sad that it's going this fast. I love watching her develop and grow, don't get me wrong, I do want her to flurish, but does it really need to happen so fast? I used to think that people just sat there watching and waiting for the next mile stone their young one would make but now I see you are glad for the mile stones but sad at the same time. Parenting is hard and I just started!!!!!!

Well enough about that. Today my baby is a month old and I am glad that we made it without breaking her! Friday we had our first Parents as Teachers home visit and I must say I am very glad I signed up. Our "teacher" stated that even though Elizabeth is a preemie she is developing beautifully! I tell you what this little bit was deffinately ready to come out because I have heard that ever since she was born. The only thing we are finding difficult is her sleeping which I found out is expected out of premature babies. She will sleep for long periods one night and the next night want to stay up all night. It is getting better because I have just givin in and let her sleep next to me all night. I didn't want to do this at first for fear of smothering her or pushing her off the bed and many other reasons, but I have taken percautions so these things dont happen and she sleeps much better. I can tell this is helping because she usually has some short periods of awake time but this week she has been awake for hours at a time during the day. I love this because then I am also fully awake to stimulate her and teach her things. So hopefully very soon she will be a daywalker not nacturnal!

Every person and every book tells you to get your new baby to sleep well you have to swaddle her. Well even when swaddled this is what happens.

I will swaddle her as tight as I can and she will kick and wiggle untill she has the bottom kicked out, and the top is loose so she can have her feet and hands out. She does not like restrictions. Great!

This is what happens when she is comfy!

She does still like to be snuggled though. She will sleep better if I roll up blankets and just tuck them around her, but still lets me know if its too tight. This is what I get if she is too restricted or uncomfortable.

One of my favorite parts is looking at and kissing those cute little feet of hers. I love those things!! I did find out today though that they have grown. They used to be as long as my thumb when I rested her heel in the nook between my thumb and finger. Now the tip of my thumb comes to the ball of her foot. She's getting so big! They are still super cute and she still makes her funny faces.

Yesterday our niece Emma came over for a visit and decided that she wanted to hold Elizabeth this time. It was so cute to watch them and everytime Elizabeth would wine or start to fuss Emma would put her hands over her ears.

We also got a vibrating chair this week and although it took some getting used to Elizabeth loves it and sleeps amazingly in it. What is it about sleeping in a bassinet where she is suposed to sleep that makes Elizabeth so restless? Well now she is cozy and lovin life!